Elevator



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ELEVATOR Filed June '7, 1922 I/Menol.

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Patented Mar. 8, 1927.

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UNITED STATES PATE-NT OFFICE."`

N-INIAN A. BILACKHAJE,y OF LONG BRANCH, .AND GODFREY N. ROBILLABD, OF TO- RONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA; SAID BLACKHAM-ASSIGNOR TO SAID ROBILLAR'D.

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Application led June 7,

The principal objects of this invention are to provide means for facilitating the handling of motor cars for storage 1n buildings which will be safe and reliable and will eHect a considerable saving in time in receiving and releasing the cars vfrom storage.

A further object 1s to provide a storage means which may compact and restricted space.

rThe principal feature of the invention consists in the novel arrangement of a plurality of pivotal carriers upon a structure rotatably supported upon roller supports and in the arrangement ot'landing stages at various elevations to enable the movement of the cars to or from the pivotally supported carriers.

ln the drawings Figure l is a side elevational view ot a structure constructed in accordance with this invention.

Figure 2 is a front elevational view of a multiple unit.

ln the handling of motor cars in urban centres itis almost impossible to provide a quick service for receiving and discharging cars without the use of a very consid-- erable floor space arran ed in one area and the use of elevators of t e ordinary kind is extremely slow.

This invention contemplates the adaptation of a rotary type ot elevator for this service which et course can be adapted :tor other uses. According to this invention a rotatable member l in the form of a large double wheel comprising the'inembers 2 and 3 which are connected together by transverse shafts 4 arranged adjacent to the outer circumference and upon these shafts are pivotally hung the carriers 5 which are sumciently large to accommodate a motor car. The members 2 and 3 are carried on roller supports 6 arranged in the base structures 7 which may be of steel or concrete or timber construction, sufficient to support the weight of the fully loaded carriers.

rlhe wheel is 4free to rotate upon the roller supports and the building in which the wheel is housed is provided with landing stages A, B, C and D at diderent levels so that several cars may be discharged fromthe rotatable member at once.

It may be necessary to provide hinged gang-ways 8 such as shown at the landing D in order to bridge the gap between the be installed in a very` 1922. Serial No. 566,596.

siderable number of carriers as shown in Figure 2 and such a device may be utilized in its entirety as a storage member without other accommodation.

When a plurality of these rotatable mem'- bers is provided it is of course necessary that each individual wheel be supported. from the bottom. 'llhis construction is preferable to the weight being carried by a central shaft which would have to be of enormous structure may be of very simple design.

lnthe use of this device, cars may be driven in on the'ground'oor level B and on to the carrier and immediatelyy upon being secured, the member l may be rotated to bring the next carrier into line, the movement being up one side and down on the other. lf a supplementary storage space is available on the basement level A a car may be driven od the carrier, thus leaving it available for entrance from the opposite side when it rises again to the ground'level. The whole structure may be utilized for delivering cars to the various levels A, C and D.

A device such as described will enable cars to be taken on to the wheel very rapidly and immediately they are loaded on to the elevator a slight movement will bring another to the available position for loading and while this is being loaded others that have b een loaded may be emptied if desired. By this means a very rapid service can be obtained which is a very desirable feature.

lThe driving means is herein shown as connected in common to the group of elevators but it will of course be understood that the several elevators may be operated independently.

What we claim as our invention is 1. In an elevator, a pair of vertically arranged rotatable membersspaced apart and.,

rotating in unison, a plurality of pivots spaced adjacent to the peripheries of said members, carriers pivotally suspended from proportions, whereas the base supporting ttt) roc

said pivots between said rotatable members and a. plurality of 'landing stages arranged at ditferent levels and disposed transversely of the axis of said rotatable members and leading directly to the peripher thereof.

2. In an elevator, a pair of iscs spaced apart and rotatable about a horizontal axis, a series of passage Ways arranged one above the other on each side of said discs and leading to the peripheryTA thereo in a direction 10 transversely of their axis, carrier-members suspended at their sides between said dises and being open at each end and adapted to svving into alignment with .each of the passageways arranged on either side of said 15 discs.

NINIAN A. BLACKHAM. GODFREY N. ROBILLARD. 

